bribes

Former Chinese Internet Chief Sentenced to 14 Years for Corruption

BEIJING—A Chinese court on March 26 jailed the former chief internet regulator, Lu Wei, for 14 years, having found the once influential official guilty of taking bribes worth almost $5 ...

March 26, 2019BY Reuters
Ex-Hong Kong Official Who Worked for Chinese Energy Company Gets 3 Years in Prison for Bribery

NEW YORK—A prominent Hong Kong businessman was sentenced to three years in prison on March 25 and fined ...

March 25, 2019BY The Associated Press
Former Chinese Internet Chief Pleads Guilty in Bribery Trial

BEIJING—China's former internet chief, Lu Wei, pleaded guilty in court on Oct. 19 of taking millions of dollars ...

October 19, 2018BY Reuters
Former Chinese Stock Market Regulator Jailed for Corruption

BEIJING—A former Chinese stock market regulator who was detained after a collapse in share prices in 2015 was ...

September 28, 2018BY The Associated Press
Former Argentina President Indicted on Corruption Charges

BUENOS AIRES–Argentina's former president Cristina Fernandez was indicted on Sept. 17 on charges that her administration accepted bribes ...

September 18, 2018BY Reuters
Feds: NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Masked Bribes as Legitimate Income

NEW YORK—New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested Thursday on corruption charges and accused of using his position ...

January 22, 2015BY Tom Hays